| 单词 | abatement officer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasabatement officer abatement officer n. an official responsible for the abatement of statutory or public nuisances.Frequently with modifying word specifying the type of nuisance, as noise abatement officer, smoke abatement officer, etc. ΚΠ 1913 Industr. World 3 Feb. 133/3 There is a field of usefulness in supplying a committee of wide and loyal interest in Pittsburgh to whom the troubles of citizens, smoke producers and offical smoke abatement officers can be taken with confidence. 1979 Maclean's 25 June 16/3 In California, abatement officers deliberately stock pond areas with the small gambusia fish—another breed of mosquito killer. 1999 Mirror (Nexis) 30 Mar. 53 For a venue where noise abatement officers are season ticket holders, the decibel reading at Wembley on Saturday was pitiful. 2002 S. Clarkson Uncle Sam & Us xvii. 343 It [sc. the government] laid off abatement officers, technical support staff, junior investigators and managers and administrators. < as lemmas |
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